Floating caliper and friction-pad for some covering disc brakes

The invention concerns the mounting, on an externally fitted brake pad (4), of the floating caliper (7) of a partly lined disc brake. To this end, two support elements (5, 6) on the sides edges of the brake pad (4) have extension pieces (8, 9) which engage in two longitudinal grooves (14, 15) in the caliper (7), the internal surfaces of the extension pieces resting against the surfaces of the groove. To give it sufficient rigidity, the floating caliper (7) proposed has the maximum possible body width and, since it is mounted in the grooves (14, 15) on the brake pad (4) by means of the extension pieces (8, 9) on the support elements (5, 6), it is unaffected by vibration, thus ensuring that it cannot come out of its mounting and jam, whatever position the brake is fitted in, even if the brake is fitted behind the axle of a vehicle wheel, for instance.